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Population in Cook Islands

Population in Cook Islands was 14,222 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 3.4% from 2022.

2023, persons14,222 Estimated
Change on 2022-3.4%
Series high20,8691971
Series low14,2222023
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Population in Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023

14K16K18K20K22K19501961197219831994200520231950: 14,693 persons1951: 15,054 persons1952: 15,339 persons1953: 15,608 persons1954: 15,887 persons1955: 16,168 persons1956: 16,433 persons1957: 16,687 persons1958: 16,968 persons1959: 17,292 persons1960: 17,662 persons1961: 18,038 persons1962: 18,284 persons1963: 18,422 persons1964: 18,586 persons1965: 18,779 persons1966: 19,015 persons1967: 19,326 persons1968: 19,693 persons1969: 20,081 persons1970: 20,488 persons1971: 20,869 persons1972: 20,770 persons1973: 20,188 persons1974: 19,558 persons1975: 18,896 persons1976: 18,248 persons1977: 17,910 persons1978: 17,849 persons1979: 17,778 persons1980: 17,696 persons1981: 17,605 persons1982: 17,471 persons1983: 17,279 persons1984: 17,062 persons1985: 16,832 persons1986: 16,602 persons1987: 16,578 persons1988: 16,753 persons1989: 16,932 persons1990: 17,120 persons1991: 17,310 persons1992: 17,471 persons1993: 17,592 persons1994: 17,689 persons1995: 17,781 persons1996: 17,855 persons1997: 17,622 persons1998: 17,079 persons1999: 16,483 persons2000: 15,854 persons2001: 15,235 persons2002: 14,967 persons2003: 15,027 persons2004: 15,078 persons2005: 15,132 persons2006: 15,206 persons2007: 15,495 persons2008: 15,981 persons2009: 16,475 persons2010: 16,976 persons2011: 17,455 persons2012: 17,661 persons2013: 17,605 persons2014: 17,532 persons2015: 17,446 persons2016: 17,332 persons2017: 17,047 persons2018: 16,596 persons2019: 16,129 persons2020: 15,643 persons2021: 15,182 persons2022: 14,723 persons2023: 14,222 persons14K16K18K20K22K19501975200020231950: 14,693 persons1951: 15,054 persons1952: 15,339 persons1953: 15,608 persons1954: 15,887 persons1955: 16,168 persons1956: 16,433 persons1957: 16,687 persons1958: 16,968 persons1959: 17,292 persons1960: 17,662 persons1961: 18,038 persons1962: 18,284 persons1963: 18,422 persons1964: 18,586 persons1965: 18,779 persons1966: 19,015 persons1967: 19,326 persons1968: 19,693 persons1969: 20,081 persons1970: 20,488 persons1971: 20,869 persons1972: 20,770 persons1973: 20,188 persons1974: 19,558 persons1975: 18,896 persons1976: 18,248 persons1977: 17,910 persons1978: 17,849 persons1979: 17,778 persons1980: 17,696 persons1981: 17,605 persons1982: 17,471 persons1983: 17,279 persons1984: 17,062 persons1985: 16,832 persons1986: 16,602 persons1987: 16,578 persons1988: 16,753 persons1989: 16,932 persons1990: 17,120 persons1991: 17,310 persons1992: 17,471 persons1993: 17,592 persons1994: 17,689 persons1995: 17,781 persons1996: 17,855 persons1997: 17,622 persons1998: 17,079 persons1999: 16,483 persons2000: 15,854 persons2001: 15,235 persons2002: 14,967 persons2003: 15,027 persons2004: 15,078 persons2005: 15,132 persons2006: 15,206 persons2007: 15,495 persons2008: 15,981 persons2009: 16,475 persons2010: 16,976 persons2011: 17,455 persons2012: 17,661 persons2013: 17,605 persons2014: 17,532 persons2015: 17,446 persons2016: 17,332 persons2017: 17,047 persons2018: 16,596 persons2019: 16,129 persons2020: 15,643 persons2021: 15,182 persons2022: 14,723 persons2023: 14,222 persons
persons. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodpersons
202314,222 Estimated
202214,723 Estimated
202115,182 Estimated
202015,643 Estimated
201916,129 Estimated
201816,596 Estimated
201717,047 Estimated
201617,332 Estimated
201517,446 Estimated
201417,532 Estimated
201317,605 Estimated
201217,661 Estimated
201117,455 Estimated
201016,976 Estimated
200916,475 Estimated
200815,981 Estimated
200715,495 Estimated
200615,206 Estimated
200515,132 Estimated
200415,078 Estimated
200315,027 Estimated
200214,967 Estimated
200115,235 Estimated
200015,854 Estimated
199916,483 Estimated
199817,079 Estimated
199717,622 Estimated
199617,855 Estimated
199517,781 Estimated
199417,689 Estimated
199317,592 Estimated
199217,471 Estimated
199117,310 Estimated
199017,120 Estimated
198916,932 Estimated
198816,753 Estimated
198716,578 Estimated
198616,602 Estimated
198516,832 Estimated
198417,062 Estimated
198317,279 Estimated
198217,471 Estimated
198117,605 Estimated
198017,696 Estimated
197917,778 Estimated
197817,849 Estimated
197717,910 Estimated
197618,248 Estimated
197518,896 Estimated
197419,558 Estimated
197320,188 Estimated
197220,770 Estimated
197120,869 Estimated
197020,488 Estimated
196920,081 Estimated
196819,693 Estimated
196719,326 Estimated
196619,015 Estimated
196518,779 Estimated
196418,586 Estimated
196318,422 Estimated
196218,284 Estimated
196118,038 Estimated
196017,662 Estimated
195917,292 Estimated
195816,968 Estimated
195716,687 Estimated
195616,433 Estimated
195516,168 Estimated
195415,887 Estimated
195315,608 Estimated
195215,339 Estimated
195115,054 Estimated
195014,693 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July) (Population, Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July), Population, Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/cook-islands. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). Population, Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/cook-islands.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July), Population, Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population/cook-islands (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_population_cook_islands_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July): Population, Cook Islands, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/cook-islands. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the population in Cook Islands?

Population in Cook Islands was 14,222 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 3.4% from 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population in Cook Islands?

20,869 in 1971, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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